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School of Politics '22 Special Session on the Russia-Ukraine War Held
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The "Russia-Ukraine War" was discussed in the special session of the School of Politics '22 organized by the School of Government Leadership. The School of Politics program, organized by the Bahçeşehir University International Leadership Application and Research Center (ULMER) School of Government Leadership as a first in Türkiye in terms of its name, format and content, began with a speech on "The Fundamental Paradigms of Security" by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, President of the International Relations Council and Faculty Member at Kadir Has University.
The panel on the Russia-Ukraine war, which affects both our region and the world, was held with the contributions of speakers and participants representing different views and sides, and lasted 3.5 hours. It continued with talks by Prof. Dr. Sinem Akgül Açıkmeşe, Faculty Member at Kadir Has University, on "Securitization Theory (Copenhagen School)" and Prof. Dr. Ebru Canan-Sokullu, CIFAL Istanbul Director and Faculty Member at Bahçeşehir University, on "The Transformation of the Concept of Security."
The first session of the special program was held, moderated by BAU-ULMER Director Prof. Dr. Esra Hatipoğlu, under the title "The 'Ukraine War' from the Perspectives of History, Politics and Diplomacy" . The speakers included: Faculty Member of the Department of History at Celal Bayar University Prof. Dr. Kezban Acar Kaplan, President of Cappadocia University Prof. Dr. Hasan Ali Karasar, journalist Mete Çubukçu, Ambassador (Ret.) Halil Akıncı, former Ambassador to Moscow and former Secretary General of the Turkic Council, and Bahçeşehir University security expert Abdullah Ağar.
The second session was held, moderated by BAU-ULMER Director Prof. Dr. Esra Hatipoğlu, under the title "Regional and Global Dynamics of the Ukraine War" . The speakers included: academic Prof. Dr. Sedat Aybar, President of the Foreign Policy Institute Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Bağcı, Marmara University Political Science and International Relations Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zuhal Mert Uzuner, Istanbul University Faculty of Economics Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations Prof. Dr. Ahmet Öztürk, Marmara University Political Science and International Relations Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Emre Erşen, and Haber Global Head of Foreign News Süheyla Demir.
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